Whipped Spider’s Wheel is also known as
Whipped wheel, Ribbed spider wheel, Raised spider’s web wheel, Back stitched spider’s web [EN], Punto de telaraña [ES], Point d’araignée [FR], Gerippter spinnennetzstich [DE], Ragnatela con sopraggitto [IT], Ponto de teia [PT], Spindelvävssöm [SV].
How to do the Whipped Spider’s Wheel
This stitch will, definitely, remind you of a spider’s web. It has a raised effect and can be used as a very decorative piece in your embroidery. This stitch can be worked on any number of straight stitches, that is, even or uneven. While going around the Straight Stitches, each stitch is whipped, which in turn gives a final raised or ribbed effect. I will work between five straight stitches with a common central point. You can also leave a gap in the center to bring a different effect.
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| Fig 1: First, make Straight Stitches with a common center as shown. Bring out the needle through the center and go under the first straight stitch. Note that if you are leaving a gap in the center, you need to bring the needle out from the inner point of one of the straight stitches. |
Fig 2: Now, whip around the straight stitch, as shown. Do not pluck the fabric underneath. Move to the next straight stitch and whip around it. |
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| Fig 3: Continue this process by going around, each time, whipping the straight stitch before moving to the next. | Fig 4: A completed Whipped Spider’s Wheel would look like this. |
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Sarah has been researching and sharing hand embroidery lessons for over 17 years, making it accessible to everyone around the globe.
Hi Sarah
Your website is useful for me bcz I got the job to teach hand embroidery. Pls upload kutch and kasuthi eembroidery
Thank you
Clever clever! Thank you !
Thank God for giving you creative juices
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hai sara!!
really very useful information , it is very useful one
🙂 Thanks Deepti
The information is too good. Very easy to understand. Do you have tutorials to learn ari work and zardosi in the same . Thank you
Dear Shanti,
🙂 Thanks!
I have posted a tutorial on Aari work or Zalakdozi. The only difference is that, instead of using an ‘aari’, this tutorial teaches how to replicate teh art using a simple stitching needle. Check this: https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/hand-embroidery/zalakdozi/ and https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/hand-embroidery/zalakdozi/zalakdozi-tutorial/
I have no tutorial ready for Zardozi work yet. It might take some time before I can start getting it ready.
Hi Sarah,
Nice stitch… will be good on salwars…
I think, based on the number of legs added, different shapes can be created….
Dear Mini,
You can always try different number of legs to create different effects… you can also try experimenting with legs in semi circles or quarter circles, for instance. Yes, try it on salwar and let me know how it turned out to be. 🙂